Re: winter veggies in cold frame

On Wed 14 Jul, Wendy Bryant wrote:
> Don't like thinking of winter when it's summer, but that's the joy of
> gardening! I grew corn salad (?mache) in the open last winter here in
> southern England and it added something to my winter salads. But
> raddichio (chicory) and rocket were even better and survived well.
> 
> I have a dismantled cold frame and would like to resurrect it but am
> wary of using glass because my son plays so much football. Are there any
> disadvantages to using plastic panes?
> 
> Wendy
> 
There are lots of things you can overwinter in cold frames, particularly
endive,oriental greens and carrots. The main difficulties are access in
bad weather and restricted height, so I go in for polytunnels in a big
way. I worked out the relative costs for a given growing area and they
are very similar.
Plastic lets out the heat at night as it is transparent to infra red,
also it needs changing every few years depending on what type you use.
Allan


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Allan Day  Hereford  allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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